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Re: Sopwith Camel (#3451) shipped...
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Sat, 5 Jan 2002 16:52:54 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Erik Olson writes:
> In lugnet.general, Joshua Delahunty writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > In lugnet.general, Rose Regner writes:
> > > >
> > > > "Gary Istok" <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
> > > > news:3B032378.F2CADC0@umich.edu...
> > > > but let me put it this way..... if
> > > > > it were up to Lego Direct, they would sell us any part in any color, more
> > > > > than likely. But yes, there is someone in Billund that controls the
> > > > > colors/parts for all sets.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I guess the word CONTROL should capitalized. I can't imagine any other
> > > > reason this person would have for limiting colors of parts. Hey, maybe they
> > > > will retire soon and get a more liberal replacement.
> > >
> > > I can't imagine reasons for limiting use once a part has been issued, it
> > > baffles me too, but I CAN imagine reasons for not using parts in a
> > > particular care that haven't ever been used in that particular color before.
> > >
> > > Are the red curved railings a new color/part combo? (this is a Joshua
> > > Delahunty question if I ever saw one, of course)
> >
> > Element 30056, New in 1996 (a Pirate set and a Paradisa set). Quite rare, so
> > far only seen in red in this very set. (Peeron mentions a Freestyle set I
> > didn't have a reference for).
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> I like this part, but not as much as the straight rail. In $20 red bucket
> 4128 it became common in white in 1997. This was the bucket Mike Stanley
> tried to purchase in bulk at Legoland, but Fred Meyer stores got them instead:
That's the set that peeron mentioned. But I don't think one set makes it a
common element. Still, that's two sets that have featured it in white (2
each), while there was one set with 2 in green, while 3451 had the whopping
(heh) 4 in red. The fact that the Armada Flagship was rereleased this year
brings it back in green, at least.
-- joshua
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| (...) I like this part, but not as much as the straight rail. In $20 red bucket 4128 it became common in white in 1997. This was the bucket Mike Stanley tried to purchase in bulk at Legoland, but Fred Meyer stores got them instead: (URL) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.general)
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